a busy weekend!

So i know its wrong to let busyness get in the way of spending time with God and etc but let me tell you about this weekend:

Friday: Getting ready for CASA ( our church kids club) and kids sermon for sunday, out for dinner and Dr Who with Marian....good times

Sat: did the bay run, went to a babyshower in the inner west, and then a 30th at North Ryde

Sunday: Lead 8am service, preached at 10am, had people over for lunch and talked to them about Jesus, Exflatmate came and moved some stuff, coffee with a lovely gal from church, evening church and then home, where i couldnt sleep!

Monday: arrived at church at 6.55am to set up for and finish prep for all day kids club. Kid club was awesome and exhausting and finished pack up at 3.45pm. Went to office did a few hours of work, home, gym, dinner cant sleep...

Tues: Up early for scripture prep, scripture, work, staff meeting until 2.45pm! kids camp meeting, pilates, dinner, bible study social, bed...11pm.

Arrrrgghhhh! me tired and eating crap, again! oh well, now for a centering look at the bible:

Psalm 108
Is a psalm of david, it starts by praising God for his love and faithfulness and then then moves on to speak of Gods faithfulness in defeating Davids enemies and giving his people the land
"For great is your love, higher than the heavens, your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted O God about the heavens and let your glory be over all the earth.'

Psalm 109
Another psalm of David, one Calling for Gods judgement on his enemies, those that have lied and cheated and betrayed, let them be found out for what they are. Justice done. BUT please God deal well with me because i know what i am a weak man in need of your salvation. Its a very personal psalm!
'with my mouth i will greatly extol the lord in the great throng i will praise him. For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, so save his life from those who condemn him.'

Psalm 105 & Psalm 106

These two psalms are very similar, they are psalms of praise that rejoice in who God is by remembering his promises and goodness to his people in the past. In Psalm 105 we are called to ' Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles and the judgements he pronounced.' and God himself 'He remembers his covenant for ever the word he commanded for a thousand generations.' God does not forget his promise to his people and we therefore must trust him, remembering his actions in the past and knowing that he will see his promises through.

Psalm 105 remembers Abraham, Joseph, Egypt and Gods provision of the land.
Psalm 106 remembers the rescue from Egypt, the peoples betrayal at Horeb, the peoples baal worship in the land and Gods anger with them for disobeying him as well as his grace in delivering them from his judgement. 'But he took note of their distress when he heard their cry for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented.'

Psalm 106 is the last PSalm in book 4 and ends with this phrase:

'Praise be to the LORD the God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say Amen!
Praise the Lord'

Psalm 104

A psalm that praises God as the creator. God is the one who clothed in light - glory and majesty has created all the wonders of the world, seas, mountains, animals and their food. God sustains them too in the second part of the Psalm vs 27-30 the psalmist knows that without God there is death, he gives all things and without him there is nothing.

vs 31-32
May the glory of the LORD endure forever
may the LORD rejoice in his works
he who looks at the earth and it trembles
who touches the mountains and they smoke.

Psalm 103

Its hard to read this psalm without thinking about the song which is lovely!

Its a fabulous psalm that speaks of Gods character, his love and compassion for people who are like dust but are honoured by God as dearly loved Children.

'The Lord is compassionate and gracious
slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love.
He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbour his anger for ever
he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities
for as high as the heavens are above the earth
so great is his love for those who fear him
as far as the east is from the west
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.'